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#Day 3 of the #3 Day Quote Challenge

July 26, 2015

Well, yesterday when I shared my second quote, a fellow blogger, Dr. Roshan Radhakrishnan ( who as it turns out is also doing another 3 day quote challenge) pointed out that I used an image that was not original. Of course he was right, and I did feel embarrassed to have used something without proper permission even though I’d so admitted, so today I’m sharing my other favourite quote originally written by Mao Tse Tung but modified by me and which was used in another blog entry . The original quote of women holding up half the sky actually acknowledges the role played by women in society – where they are equal participants in social progress.

Women do hold up half the sky but do the men really hold up the other half? Very often men very conveniently wiggle their way out of household responsibilities citing a woman’s “fussiness” or their own ineptitude in doing things as simple as washing a dish or ironing a shirt!

However, this is not always the rule and there are several men who do more than pull their weight but this quote is meant for those men who just watch shamelessly while their better halves hold up half the sky.

So with this entry, I have fulfilled the 3 day quote challenge – something I’m quite proud of given my complete paucity of time to do things for myself.

I am also linking this up to Write Tribe ProBlogger Challenge.
#Day 2 of the #3 Day quote Challenge

July 25, 2015
Well, this challenge is turning out to be quite fun after all. It has actually got me to think about other things that are on my mind currently. One of my favourite books has been “Gone With the Wind” the Civil War classic written by Margaret Mitchell. This book simply has it all – romance, history and a homespun philosophy that holds one in good stead. Scarlett O’Hara, the spoilt, pretty daughter of a rich plantation owner finds herself in the thick of the Civil War, one that changes her life completely. Suddenly from balls and fancy dinner parties, she is thrown into situations she could never have imagined herself in. Yet Scarlett, the capricious young heroine of this fascinating novel, is never one to let anything get her down and as she always says ” Tomorrow is another day”.

Indeed, I find that very often the new day brings a new perspective to a problem and sleeping over it gives one a better insight to handling it. Tomorrow is another day, another dawn, another occasion full of hope that tomorrow always brings.

So here is my quote for Day 2 of this challenge

I’ve used this image without permission, but I thought it best symbolises this quote – that if you sleep over a problem, it doesn’t sound so intimidating and insurmountable.

And these are the bloggers I’m tagging for this challenge :
1. Keerthika of WealthyMatters.com whose advise I value greatly.
2. AJ Pai of ajthedad who’s tales of his little son always bring a smile to your face.
3. Inderpreet Kaur of inderpreetkaur.blogspot.com who so eloquently writes about anything that catches her fancy.
With all that is going on in my life, I’m wondering if I’m doing this right – am I supposed to tag three bloggers every day or just that once on the first day that I accepted the challenge? But then, I won’t let that worry me too much as they say, tomorrow is another day!

I am also linking this up to WriteTribe ProBlogger Challenge.
#Day 1 of #3 Day Quote Challenge

July 24, 2015
While playing Tag as a child, I would always wonder when I would be tagged and would purposely run slow enough so that I’d be tagged earlier in the game – the idea being that it was easier to tag others when you were less tired. Equally it is true that you can tag others faster when they too are tired! But as a child, this reverse logic didn’t come to mind and I prefered being tagged first while my own energy was still intact.

I often wondered what Tag meant in the Blogosphere and wondered if I would ever get tagged. Well, finally today I have been tagged by the bespectacled mom who herself has woken up from a self imposed hiatus. Thanks for tagging me and I hope I can live up to the 3 Day quote challenge. Before I reveal my quote, let me tell you what the rules of this game of tag are :
- Post one of your favorite quotes(different quote on each day) on three consecutive days. The quote can be from your favorite book, author, or your own.
- Nominate three bloggers to challenge them.
- Thank the blogger, who nominated you.
Here is my quote –

This quote which I just chanced upon very much reflects my own favourite quote by Nike no less – Just Do It.

Somehow, I’ve always felt that actions speak louder than words and even though I’m a better wordsmith than I am a doer, I like to start on with things and get them done. So I like getting up early in the morning and seizing the day with the first rays of the sun. Not only does this give me a head start but there is a peace and calm that makes things easier to do while the rest of the world is still stirring in their beds.

As per the rule, I am nominating 3 bloggers to take up the 3-day Quote Challenge.

I am nominating

1. Priyanka Moraes of priyankamoraes.wordpress.com – whose lovely travel posts take me to places I’ve never even hear of and whose stories of Mumbai takes me back to the times when Mumbai was Bombay.

2. So of MeandMyRun.worpress.com – who has managed to retain her anonymity and maintain a regular exercise schedule that continues to remind me of my extreme laziness.

3. Shlazz of Taleoftwotomatoes.wordpress.com – whose endearingly charming blog posts almost always make me smile.

Finally, thank you Anamika or the bespectacled mom for tagging me. I do hope I can face the challenge with the time crunch I am currently facing!

I am also linking this to WriteTribe a place in the Blogosphere where I’ve made the most amazing friends.

#Day 3 of the #3 Day Quote Challenge

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#Day 1 of #3 Day Quote Challenge